Improvement in bath-chambers



. ments in Bath-Chambers Y ing of numerous perpendimilar` or horizontal air mingledwith water inproducing a spray,

i .pinging upon the body being bathed. Also, i Lto the construction of thesame in connection economy in space and in the use of water, that shall give a genial and pleasant ablution at an agreeable temperature, and with facilities a as it appears inuse with a person therein. Fig.

` izing-fountain C, showing 'the position of the the adjustable diffuser g I.

GEORGE F. FOOTE, OF MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK.

r `iwlPuovprawaeur IN BATH-CHAMBERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 133,709, dated December 10, 1872.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known ,that I, GEORGE F. FOUTE, of Middletown, in the county of Orange and State of New York, have invented certain Improve- ,of which the following is a specification: y

My invention relates to the Aconstruction ,of an inclosed upright bath-chamber, open atV the top, within which is produced a ilowing bath, not by a shower of drops, nor thve'ilowstreams from perforated surfaces, nor from butby water broken into minute particles with such momentum'as to prevent their aggregation into large drops or streams before imwith a reservoir for the commingling of the inflowing hot rand cold water, governed by stop-cocks, and graduated by a thermometer so as to produce ai'untain from which shall ilow water at any desired temperature. The object is to producea bath made available within a few moments of time, and with great while in use for changing gradually to any desirable degree, noted by the thermometer, without shock or discomfort to the bather.

Figure I is a perspective of the chamber embodying my invention. Fig. II is a vertical transverse section of the same taken through :c

III is a perspective view ofthe diffuser with a piece of the waterpipe lil H to which it is attached, Fig. IV is a sectional view of the waterpipe I-I H with diffusers I I I andalso the cocks It R at each end. Fig. V is a vertical section taken through lines y y of lthe equal thermometer D and the exit-pipe c. Fig. VI is The walls ofthe chamber A A may be made of sheet metal, or of wood or other suitable material. A hoop of band-iron, K, may give form to the top, to which, with the water-pipe Y H H, it is fastened. The base L maybe of the same material, constructed to hold water, with an escape for the waste water at o, which may be closed with a stopper for the purpose of converting the same into a tub or sitz bath'.

B B are doors opening inward, hinged to the `jams a a, over which jams and the base, for

about lone inch, it laps to prevent leakage. C is the `equalizing-fountain, into which hows and commingles hot and cold water, regulated by the cocks F and E so asy to givethe desired temperature, as i indicated by thel thermometer D.

vIt may bemadeof any desirable size-out of metal or wood.l

It is important that the bulb of the thermometer be placed at or near the'opening for the exit of the water, Fig. V, to show its exact temperature as it escapes.

H His a water-pipe connected by cock G to the equalizing-fountain.

Into this are inserted, by a screw-thread, the diffusers I II, and each end of the pipe terminates with a cock, R. M is a water-pipe, connected by cock L to the equalizing-fountain G, while to the lower end is fastened, by an ordinary single 0r double swing-jointg, a diffuser, I. This diffuser is adjustable for the purpose of directing the water upon any part of the body. O is an air-tight reservoir, and maybe made in cylinder form, out of galvanized iron or other suitable material, with a Wooden partition, s, perforated at its upper edge. Connected with this reservoir, by means of the pipe b, (dotted line,) is the force-pump I. Y The pipe b divides, and enters the reservoir by cocks F and E. The reservoir is also connected with the equalizingfountain by cocks t and u. V is an ordinary bucket or tub. h, on the top of the reservoir O,is a safety-valve to allow the escape of air should the pressure be too great. The operation is as follows, viz; Before entering the kbath the cock Gr is opened so as to allow the water to flow gently, while those at F and E are adjusted to give the proper proportions of hot and cold waterto produce the desired temperature, as indicated by the' thermometer. The person bathing then enters the bath-chamber, opening freely the cock G, and the water iiows from the tubes i c' t', impinging with force upon J[he cone, which diffuses it into fine particles, directing it upon the body below the head.

For its hygienic effects, before leaving the bath the hot-water cock may be nearly closed, and the temperature of the water gradually and almost imperceptibly changes to that which is cooler. The adjustable diffuser g I may be usedin combination with or without the other di'users, and will be found to be very pleasant for bathing the feet, as well as for bathing children, if used alone.

The cocks R R at the ends of the Water-pipe, (Figs. I and IV) are used, when desired, for iilling the tub below, and more particularly for removing any foreign matter that might impede the free exit of the water through the diiusers.

p Should the hydrostatic pressure fromv the supply-pipes at any time be insufficient to produce the necessary diffusion of water, or should the supply of water fail, as 'is often the case in upper stories of dwellings during certain portions of the day when large demands for water are made, aerostatic pressure may bc substituted by pumping a bucket of cold water into one end of the reservoir O and a bucket of warm water into the other. This compresses the air and accumulates a force within the reservoir suicient to give the necessary impetus for diffusing the water, and the operation ot' bathing is the same asbefore, using the cocks t and u for regulating the temperature.

' I make no claims to a close bath-chamber with streams of water iiowin g from perforated surfaces, known as' shower or needle baths, nor` to a spray produced by mingling water'with currents of air, nor to the comminglin g from different reservoirs water of different temperatures into one delivery-pipe, as I am aware that these are not new; but

I claim as my invention- 4 1. An upright bath-chamber, open at the top, constructed in the manner and for the purposes herein described.-

2. The construction of the doors to a bathchamber opening inward and orerlappin g the jointswhen shut, at the bottom and at the sides, so as to prevent the leakage of water when in use, substantially as shown.

3. The diffuse'rs I, substantially as herein described, in combination with the vertical bath-chamber, as and for the purposes herein mentioned.

4. The equalizing-fountain C, in combination with the bath-chamber, substantially as hereindescribed, and for the purposes herein set forth.

5. In combination with the water-pipe H H and diffusers I I I, the cocks R R, as herein described, and for the purpose set forth.

6. The reservoir O, constructed as described,- in connection with the force-pump P, and .in combination with a vertical bath-chamber.

GEO. F. FOUTE.v

Witnesses:

GEORGE NOLLMAN, CHAS. E. HEBBERD. 

